Path: ...!news.mixmin.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Frank Krygowski Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech Subject: Re: Urban cycling update Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2024 15:37:37 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 73 Message-ID: References: Reply-To: frkrygow@gmail.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2024 21:37:38 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="9e5ab66dbed72f57fe9ac33ac3ff9835"; logging-data="2489821"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18jWC1Dd0YJLjl6s2WM/WjNnyo+1KTe2V8=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:vbE/NqiYrzQ8/Tu49N+GXtJiGhw= Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: Bytes: 4376 On 9/30/2024 12:18 PM, AMuzi wrote: > On 9/30/2024 10:33 AM, Ted Heise wrote: >> On Mon, 30 Sep 2024 09:26:51 -0400, >>    Zen Cycle wrote: >>>   On 9/28/2024 3:09 PM, Mark J cleary wrote: >>>> On 9/28/2024 1:44 PM, AMuzi wrote: >>>>> On 9/28/2024 1:09 PM, Shadow wrote: >>>>>> On Sat, 28 Sep 2024 09:34:28 -0500, AMuzi >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> https://nypost.com/2024/09/27/lifestyle/nyc-bike-messengers-reveal- >>>>>>> their-surprisingly-busiest-time-of-year/ >>>>>> >>>>>>      All bikes shown have thick chains, no gears(maybe hub >>>>>> gears on one) and no apparent brakes. Hub brakes by back >>>>>> pedaling? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> ramirez-credit-sammpicnyc-instagram-90397651.jpg> >>>>>>      []'s >>>>> >>>>> Right, primarily fixed gear. >>>> >>>> I crazy dangerous job that I expect some people have no >>>> trouble taking. Not me that would be crazy. Also, having road >>>> a bike for most of my life and many miles I have never road a >>>> fixed great bike. Does this mean you are either pedaling for >>>> not? The hub must not be a freehub or cassette. In my world I >>>> have no idea how anyone could ride a bike like that, seems >>>> incredibly dangerous. Do they use cleats and what is basic >>>> speed your are going? >>> >>>   "I can't work in an office. I don't like wearing suits. I like >>>   to ride. Fixed gear, steel frame, no brakes. The bike cannot >>>   coast. The pedals never stop turning." >>> >>>   That's a quote from a movie that came out about ten years ago >>>   called Premium Rush, an action adventure story focused on a >>>   bike messenger in NYC starring Joseph Gordon Levitt. The >>>   storyline is meh, a bit cheesy, but there are a _lot_ of great >>>   riding sequences in traffic on fixed gear bikes with no brakes. >>>   There is a lot of good stunt riding by Danny MacAskill, but >>>   Gordon-Levitt did quite a few of the stunts himself, at one >>>   point misjudging his distance to a parked cab. He plowed into >>>   the back of it, shattering the window, and ended up with 31 >>>   stitches. They worked it into the the movie. The acting is >>>   decent for the most part with some recognizable actors, most >>>   notably Michael Shannon. >>> >>>   IMHO it's far and away better than American Flyers or >>>   Quicksilver, though doesn't carry the poignancy of Breaking >>>   Away. >> >> Excellent, thanks!  Added to my watch list. >> >> FWIW, Breaking Away has been a favorite for a long time, even >> preceding my 15 years of living (and riding) in the area.  Kind of >> like the jumping off cliff scene in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance >> Kid, the real height is quite a lot less than it looks in the >> film. >> >> Also, the old timey bike shop in town has a poster signed by the >> Cinzano team hanging on the wall. >> > > Nice reference: > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_JPDEHU1ok Tsk! No helmets! ;-) -- - Frank Krygowski